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This file, from NICAP and CUFOS, collects US Air Force Office of Special Investigations records from 1949 on a Project Grudge special inquiry into a sighting at Rogue River, Oregon, on 24 May 1949. NACA Ames Laboratory employees Gilbert Rivera and Don Heaphy described a silvery pancake-shaped object about 30 feet across that sped off like a jet. An annotated analysis that follows rejects the radar kite explanation and concludes that the case must remain unexplained.
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Person and Place Direction to Object Distance to Object (Estimate) Height (Estimate) Shape Size (Estimate) Speed (Estimate) Duration of View Color Other Details INTERVIEW JUNE 24: Mr.B (Moffett Field) East to Southeast 4 mi. 5000 ft. Round like 50¢ piece 30 ft. dia. slow to fast 90-120 sec. silvery Turn with no tilt or banking; no protrusions other than fin near trailing edge; no port Used binoculars. Mr.C (Moffett Field) N60°E to S10°E 1 to 2 miles 5000 ft. like pan-cake 25-30 ft. not moving to moving 30 sec. naked eye; then with binoculars shiny metal Binoculars resolved re-object into pancake shape with fin. Thicker at cen. Apparently wrinkled or "dirty" trailing edge; no sound, etc. SIGNED STATEMENTS AUGUST 2: Mr.B (Moffett Field) East to Southeast not more than 1 mile 5000 ft. circular or oval - slow then sped up approx. 1 minute silvery metal Same details as in interview. Mr.C (Moffett Field) East to SSE about 1 mile 5000 ft. like pan-cake 30-35 ft. slow to fast 90 sec. naked eye; then with binoculars for 90 sec. silvery Same details as in interview. SIGNED STATEMENTS JULY 26: Mr.D (Ione, Calif.) (traveling in southerly direction) - 5000 ft. silver dollar length of DC-3 fuselage fast two minutes silvery Didn't use binoculars no sound or irregularities of formation Mrs.D (Ione, Calif.) - - high altitude circular passenger plane fast two or three minute silver No sound INTERVIEW AUG 8: Mrs.A (Gold Beach) east to southeast 3 or 4 miles - circular C-47 over Gold Beach fast - silver No sound; no exhaust
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